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CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS COLORADO SUPREME COURT
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO C.A.R.21
No. 16SA212 In re Villas at Highland Park Homeowners Ass’n v. Villas at Highland Park, LLC Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 13CV31625 Order to Show Cause issued on August 12, 2016
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No. 16SA230 In re Frazier v Williams District Court, City and County of Denver, Case No. 16CV31574 Order to Show Cause issued on August 12, 2016
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PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
No. 15SC385 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA13 Petitioner: Emmanuel C. Theus-Roberts, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE HOOD and JUSTICE GABRIEL would grant as to the following issue: Whether this court should overrule the cases holding that the stock general credibility instruction sufficiently instructs jurors on the reliability of eyewitness identification testimony, see, e.g., People v. Fuller, 791 P.2d 702, 707 (Colo. 1990), and incorporate forty years of peer-reviewed scientific research into the fallibility of eyewitness identifications into Colorado’s pattern jury instructions to reduce the risk of wrongful convictions and comport with constitutional due process. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15SC633 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA659 Petitioner: Leonard Frederick Claud Dowen, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 15SC910 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA806 Petitioners: Dennis Austin Patten, as trustee of the Dennis Austin Patten Living Trust; Michael C. Vincent; Kimberly H. Vincent; Laurent Lewkowiez; Holly Lewkowiez; Karl Plott; Lothar Schulz; Jerrold Barone; Nancy Barone; Stephen Welsh; Michelle Welsh; and Sandra D. Green Trust, dated June 12, 1995, a Florida Trust; v. Respondents: Estate of Boyace J. Holland; Aspen Pine Estates, Inc., a Colorado corporation; Sandra Holland; Jeff Holland; Glen Holland; and Susan Holland. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15SC911 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1858 Petitioner/Cross-Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, v. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner: Calvin Richard Riley. Petition and Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 15SC934 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1944 Petitioners/Cross-Respondents: Guillermo Barriga and Evelia Barriga, v. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner: American Family Mutual Insurance Company. Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. Summary of the Issue: Whether the court of appeals erred in interpreting the statutory penalty provision in sections 10-3-1115 and 10-3-1116, C.R.S. (2015), which references “two times the covered benefit,” in a manner so as to preclude setoff for an insurer’s prior payment of the covered benefit itself in calculating the penalty owed. DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15SC956 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA263 Petitioner: Robert Keith Ray, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 15SC964 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1585 Petitioner: Daniel A. Agakian, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15SC998 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1489 Petitioner: Arapahoe West Condominium Association, Inc., v. Respondent: Thomas Harrington. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15SC1049 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2451 Petitioner: Jason Lee Bradford, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC14 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1964 Petitioner/Cross-Respondent: Bryan Matthew Giem, v. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition and Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE EID would grant as to the following issues: Whether, as a matter of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals erroneously interpreted the term “procure” in Colorado’s statutory bar to prosecution when a defendant has already been convicted in another jurisdiction. Whether the Colorado Court of Appeals erroneously determined that the defendant’s prosecution in Colorado was barred by his California plea when the statutes in question contain different elements and prevent different harms. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC32 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2342 Petitioner: Richard Arthur Baca, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC51 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1914 Petitioner: OXY USA Inc., v. Respondents: Colorado Board of Assessment Appeals and Mesa County Board of Commissioners. Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC. Summary of the Issue: Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that section 39-10-114(1)(a)(I)(A), C.R.S. (2015), which provides for abatements and refunds of property taxes that “have been levied erroneously or illegally, whether due to erroneous valuation for assessment, . . . clerical error, or overvaluation,” does not apply to an overvaluation of oil and gas properties resulting from an inadvertent error in declaration schedules filed by the operator of the properties. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC166 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA380 Petitioner: Anthony Paul Tate, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC201 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2220 Petitioner: Obdulio Arvelo, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC210 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1049 Petitioner: Leo Steven Montoya, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC212 District Court, City and County of Denver Case, No. 14CV34101 Petitioner: Alicia Trimble, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC215 Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 14CV30314 Petitioner: Julie Shaw, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC219 Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 15CV183 Petitioner: Frank Angrisani, v. Respondent: Linda Priestap. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC220 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2143 Petitioner: Charles W. Fletcher, III, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE HOOD does not participate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC222 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1296 Petitioner: Gold Hill Development Company, L.P., v. Respondents: TSG Ski & Golf, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; TSG Asset Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of San Miguel, Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC223 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA361 Petitioner: Gold Hill Development Company, L.P., v. Respondents: TSG Ski & Golf, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; TSG Asset Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of San Miguel, Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC228 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA532 Petitioner: Joshua E. Rodarte, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC231 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA439 Petitioner: Saul Ayala, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC232 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA636 Petitioner: David Richard Fairow, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC233 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1763 Petitioner: Ivan Alexander Gonzales-Quevedo, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ and JUSTICE HOOD do not participate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC235 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA110 Petitioner: Clint W. Laner, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC237 Grand County District Court Case No. 15CV30021 Petitioner: Sean A. Rogers, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC239 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1228 Petitioner: Dereck D. Fulton, v. Respondents: Division of Unemployment Insurance and Industrial Claim Appeals Office. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC240 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1335 Petitioner: James Kenneth Case, III, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC241 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1285 Petitioner: Phillip Ray Winchester, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC243 Grand County District Court Case No. 15CV30036 Petitioner: Sean Alan Rogers, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC245 Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 15CV248 Petitioner: Hubbert H. Roy, v. Respondent: The People of the City of Aurora, State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC246 Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 15CV249 Petitioner: Hubbert H. Roy, v. Respondent: The People of the City of Aurora, State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC247 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA151 Petitioner: Darren Contreras, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE HOOD does not participate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC248 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1224 Petitioner: Alex Hernandez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC255 Weld County District Court Case No. 15CV30765 Petitioner: Johnny Kizer, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC256 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1710 Petitioner: Derris R. Mayberry, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC257 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1751 Petitioner: Chastity Mae Board, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC259 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA761 Petitioner: Michael Douglas Rea, II, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC260 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1957 Petitioner: Shannon Lee Hawley, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC261 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1912 Petitioner: Travis Kirk Bland, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC265 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA405 Petitioner: Wrighty W. Velarde, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC266 El Paso County District Court Case No. 15CV30746 Petitioner: Kelly Herrick, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC268 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA859 Petitioner: Phillip Tayvohgum Rhoades-Scott, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC272 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA647 Petitioner: Robert Sean Ballage, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC273 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA84 Petitioner: Craig Marty Mazique, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC274 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1543 Petitioner: William Lee Lornes, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC275 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1749 Petitioner: Joseph Kramer, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC277 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA357 Petitioner: Carl Allen Nakagawa, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC281 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1301 Petitioner: Jose D. Burciaga-Ruiz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC285 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA85 Petitioner: Craig Marty Mazique, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC286 Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA788 Petitioner: Derrick Demetrus Wilson, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC288 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA588 Petitioner: Richard John Aguirre, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC289 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA268 Petitioner: Paul Bernard Cordova, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC291 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1042 Petitioner: Michael D. Stein, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC292 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1361 Petitioner: Thomas Mark Hild, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC293 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1901 Petitioner: Steven A. Valles, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC294 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA610 Petitioner: Arthur J. Lomax, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC295 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2113 Petitioner: Jason J. Martinez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC298 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2324 Petitioner: James Arkulari, v. Respondents: Buckley Brothers, LLC and Dillion Companies, Inc., d/b/a King Soopers, Inc. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC299 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA100 Petitioner: Tom Joe Grose, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC300 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2291 Petitioner: Richard Neal Ward, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC301 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1859 Petitioner: Shawn R. Canfield, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC308 Weld County District Court Case No. 15CV28 Petitioner: Carl Allen Nakagawa, v. Respondent: Mainland Holdings. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC313 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2164 Petitioner: The People of the State of Colorado, v. Respondent: Adam Isolano Smith. Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC. Summary of the Issues: Whether a defendant waives his right to appellate review of a jury instruction when he affirmatively participated in amending part of the instruction but did not object to a different part he later challenges on appeal. Whether a jury instruction that fails to identify a particular victim but includes a correlating special interrogatory that affirmatively identifies only one possible victim as to the elemental instruction creates a fatal simple variance that risks resulting in a non-unanimous verdict. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC319 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1442 Petitioner: Eric Sanchez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC320 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2312 Petitioner: John Leroy Lucio, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC323 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1737 Petitioner: Theodore Charles Anton, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC324 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA765 Petitioner: Theodore A. Trusty, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC325 Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA99 Petitioner: Harvey Nelson, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC327 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA214 Petitioner: Patrick Duray Portley-El, v. Respondents: Chaplain Dycus, Kevin Winslow, Kit Carson Correctional Center, and Colorado Department of Corrections. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC329 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2308 Petitioner: Allen Lee Grider, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC330 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA685 Petitioner: Timothy P. Hawkins, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC332 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2503 Petitioner: Julianna Rigby, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC336 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2489 Petitioner: Anthony Lucero, v. Respondents: James R. Koncilja and Koncilja & Koncilja, P.C. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC337 Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA548 Petitioner: Larry Gordon, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari Pursuant to C.A.R. 50 DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE COATS does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC338 Pitkin County District Court Case Nos. 15CV30042 & 15CV30043 Petitioner: Jan Hamilton, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC347 Pueblo County District Court Case No. 15CV30672 Petitioner: Anthony Vallejos, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 16SC501 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA2041 Petitioner: L.A.F., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: M.F. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC535 Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA10 Petitioner: J.H., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: A.H. and T.L.G. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------